[governance] ISPs, PTA lock horns over illegal VoIP

[Milton L Mueller]

> -----Original Message-----
> On the other
> hand, because they're proprietary, some fear that skype conversation
> might be listened to for (economic or other kind of) intelligence
> purpose.

I don't get the connection. "Because the protocols are proprietary" they might be wiretapped? Huh? Whether they are wiretapped or not would seem to have nothing to do with the patent status of the codecs or protocols. 



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